
Wuchak
Cult flick of dreamy gothic horror with Cheryl Smith
In early 30s America, a girl (Smith) who lives with a minister is summoned by letter to the town of Ashtaroth to visit her dying father, a gangster. There she encounters horrific beings in the woods and the curiously calm and collected Lemora (Lesley Taplin), who welcomes her into her Victorian mansion. Horror ensues.
Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural (1973) is colorful dreamlike horror by one-shot director, Richard Blackburn, a college student who concocted the story with a pal inspired by Count Yorga, Vampire (1970). Blackburn, by the way, plays the minister.
An alternative title is Lady Dracula, which is fitting since the story is reminiscent of the first p...